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FREEZE FRAME: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME's Cast & Creative Team Meet the Press!

By: Feb. 24, 2015
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With rehearsals for THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME's spring run at Paper Mill Playhouse underway, the cast of the production, featuring a book by Peter Parnell, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, met the press this morning! Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the event!

Directed by Scott Schwartz and choreographed by Chase Brock, leading the company once again are Michael Arden (Big River) as Quasimodo, Patrick Page (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) as Dom Claude Frollo, Ciara Renée (Pippin) as Esmeralda, Andrew Samonsky (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) as Captain Phoebus de Martin and Erik Liberman(Lovemusik) as Clopin Trouillefou.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame will run eight times a week at the Millburn, New Jersey theater from March 4, 2015, through April 5, 2015. The official opening night is Sunday, March 15, at 7:00 pm.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a dramatic retelling of the famous love story on a grand scale, with a lush, emotionally rich score. The musical features a score by Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast) and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin). This new production is the only stage collaboration between these two giants of the American musical theater.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame will be performed at Paper Mill Playhouse eight times a week, Wednesday through Sunday. Performance schedule: Wednesday at 7:00pm, Thursday at 1:30pm and 7:00pm, Friday at 7:00pm, Saturday at 1:30pm and 7:00pm and Sunday at 1:30pm and 7:00pm. Tickets are on sale now and range from $28 to $99. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973.376.4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at www.PaperMill.org. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted. Groups of 10 or more can receive up to a 40% discount on tickets and should call 973.315.1680. College students can order $20 rush tickets over the phone or in person at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office on the day of the performance.


Michael Arden, director Scott Schwartz, Ciara Renee, Andrew Samonsky, Composer Alan Menken, Patrick Page, choreographer Chase Brock, playwright Peter Parnell, Erik Liberman and composer Stephen Schwartz attend the rehearsal studio photo call for the U.S. Premiere production of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' at The New 42nd Street Studios on February 24, 2015 in New York City.


Michael Arden, director Scott Schwartz, Ciara Renee, Andrew Samonsky, Composer Alan Menken, Patrick Page, choreographer Chase Brock, playwright Peter Parnell, Erik Liberman and composer Stephen Schwartz with the ensemble cast and company attend the rehearsal studio photo call for the U.S. Premiere production of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' at The New 42nd Street Studios on February 24, 2015 in New York City.




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